Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v VfL Bochum - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - September 27, 2024 Borussia Dortmund's Jamie Bynoe-Gittens shoots at goal REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) -A resilient Borussia Dortmund staged a spectacular comeback to beat VfL Bochum 4-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday thanks to a double from Serhou Guirassy.
The win temporarily lifted Dortmund into second place on 10 points, two behind leaders Bayern Munich who face third-placed Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
Matus Bero gave Bochum an early lead in the 16th minute, latching onto Philipp Hofmann's incisive pass and slotting home past goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, who five minutes later was guilty of mis-handling a pass to attacker Dani de Wit to double the visitors' advantage.
Nuri Sahin's side looked increasingly desperate for a goal but were denied by a series of fine saves from goalkeeper Patrick Drewes, until Guirassy headed home from the centre of the area just before the break from midfielder Julian Brandt's cross.
Dortmund put their attacking sloppiness behind them in the second half, creating more chances and levelling through Emre Can's second-half penalty after Felix Passlack fouled Guirassy, who later scored his second in the 75th minute with a powerful finish from Karim Adeyemi's through ball.
Substitute Felix Nmecha completed the rout with a long-range strike nine minutes from time as the hosts made amends for their first defeat of the season, a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of VfB Stuttgart on Sunday.
(Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
